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Two defeats in two days for Australia has dragged to a halt any momentum they had heading into the World Cup, which starts in just six days’ time for them, but if Monday’s defeat to India was a blip, Tuesday’s loss to South Africa was just a mauling. Read full story plus a round-up of [...]
Australian left-hander Mike Hussey and spinner Nathan Hauritz will not be fit to play any part in the Cricket World Cup later this month. Click here for full story plus other cricket news.
The International Cricket Council will publish details of the bans imposed on the Pakistani trio found guilty of corruption, but not in Britain according to The Times. Read full story here.
Pakistan and South Africa have drawn their first Test in Dubai, with play abandoned with Pakistan 107 runs in arrears an less than an hour of play remaining to complete what had become an impossible chase. Read more at http://blogs.bettor.com/Pakistan-and-South-Africa-draw-first-Test-a41525.
The ICC has set a date to hear spot-fixing charges against Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. The full hearing is due to take place from January 6th to 11th in Doha, Qatar. Read more at http://blogs.bettor.com/Hearing-date-set-for-Pakistans-tainted-trio-a40677.
The Pakistan Cricket Board have suspended the central contracts of tarnished trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, it has been reported. Read the full article at http://blogs.bettor.com/PCB-suspends-contracts-of-Butt,-Amir-and-Asif-reports-a38624.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has been added to Pakistan’s ODI squad to face South Africa, ending an extended stand-off between the player and the Pakistan Cricket Board. Read the full article at http://blogs.bettor.com/Younis-Khan-named-in-Pakistan-squad-a35131 Share
The revolving door of the Pakistan Test captaincy has ushered in yet another new face for the job, and this time it will be Misbah-ul-Haq taking the reins in the five-day format. http://blogs.bettor.com/Misbah-ul-Haq-named-Pakistans-latest-Test-captain-a32756
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has apologised for claims of match-fixing he made against the England team after their loss to Pakistan in the third ODI of their September series. Read more at http://blogs.bettor.com/Ijaz-Butt-apologises-for-England-match-fixing-claims-a30768
A series that had delivered pulsating cricket and acrimony in almost equal proportions concluded at the Rose Bowl when England won the fifth match in the NatWest Series at the Rose Bowl by 121 runs to claim victory 3-2. The recent weeks of claims, and then counter claims, regarding spot-fixing and corruptions through Pakistan’s tour [...]